📋 Tender Overview
Project ID: 55907
Status: Exploratory
Location: Moldova
Business Sector: Municipal Infrastructure
Notice Type: State
Environmental Category: B
Approval Date: 17 Dec 2025
Disclosure date: 09 May 2025
Project Description
A sovereign loan (the "Loan") to the Republic of Moldova, represented by the Ministry of Finance (the "MoF") for the benefit of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (the "MAFI"), and (or) the National Agency for Land Improvement (the "ANIF") to finance the rehabilitation of three key centralised irrigation systems (the "Project"). The Project aims to support the Moldovan Government in addressing priority investment needs, by enabling farmers' access to water resources through irrigation. The investments are envisaged to be implemented by the MAFI, which will involve relevant state authorities and agencies.
Project Objectives
The Project aims to rehabilitate three key centralised irrigation systems in Moldova and expand the overall irrigated areas in the country. It is expected to involve the repair, modernisation, and construction of critical primary irrigation infrastructure with a focus on enhanced water and energy efficiency leading to measurable cost and CO2 savings. The Project would enable local farmers' access to water resources helping them mitigate the adverse effects of exposure to potential droughts in Moldova improving climate resilience. The Project ultimately paves way to subsequent private investments in modern agricultural technologies and infrastructure along the value chain, including post-harvest processing and on-farm irrigation systems.
Transition Impact
ETI score: 65
The Project will primarily promote the Green transition quality by rehabilitating the infrastructure of three key centralised irrigation systems with a focus on improved water and energy efficiency.
The Project will also pursue the Well-Governed transition quality by enhancing corporate governance and capacity in the irrigation sector. By strengthening governance and coordination among state and private stakeholders, the Project envisages to enhance the capacity of Water Users Associations (the "WUAs") to manage local irrigation systems effectively, promoting sustainable asset use and improved service delivery.
